Introduction
Tom Worthington discusses work by the Australian Computer Society for publishing ICT research. He argues that the ICT discipline, which fostered the web revolution, is failing to use the technology to communicate its own research results. Tom will demonstrate developments with the ACS's journals and conference proceedings using free open sources software and digital repositories.
About the speaker
Tom Worthington is an independent IT consultant and occasional travel author. He teaches electronic publishing technology at the Australian National University. In 1999 Tom was elected a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society for his contribution to the development of public Internet policy in Australia. His book Net Traveller is available free on-line (and makes money).
Australian Computer Society
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has been publishing for thirty years in support of its mission and objects.
- Mission
- To advance professional excellence in information technology.
- Principal Object
- To promote the development of Australian information and communications technology resources.
- Secondary Objects
- To advance professional excellence in information and communications technology.
- To further the study, science and application of information and communications technology. ...
From: About Us, ACS
Publishing at ACS
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) publishes:
- Newsletters,
- General interest magazine in conjunction with a commercial publisher,
- Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology (JRPIT), an academic journal
- Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology (CRPIT), Conference Proceedings
JRPIT and CRPIT are peer-reviewed and available free on-line.
New ACS Digital Library
The ACS is building a Digital Library to be:
- Piloted next month with a new Journal
- Free Open Access: Anyone can read for free
- Using OJS software: Easy to create new journals
- Similar format to the electronic Journal of Health Informatics
- Supported by web advertising: Self supporting business model
- Compatible with digital repositories, Research Quality Framework (RQF) and ARC processes
